The dreary and painful squabble between Lord Wolseley and Lord
Lansdowne was continued in the House of Lords on Friday week (March 15th) by Lord Wolseley moving that various minutes written by him during his five years' tenure of office should be laid on the table, in order that he might out of them answer the charge of neglect of his duties preferred against him. In the course of his speech Lord Wolseley denied that he was responsible for Ladysmith being retained as a place of arms, and declared that he had advised that the Biggarsberg position beyond Ladysmith should be held. Lord Lansdowne, in replying, denied Lord Wolseley's con- tentions, and declared again that when war became imminent Lord Wolseley had not warned the Government that Lady- smith was a dangerous place to hold. Lords Northbrook and Spencer, who continued the debate, thought that all the documents alluded to ought to be produced. Upon this Lord Salisbury offered any papers quoted by Lord Lansdowne in the course of the debate if Lord Wolseley would indicate which they were.
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